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IM SO HI

IM SO HI Above the Influence is a project of Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii in partnership with Kapolei High School and Pono Kapolei. The project is led by a Youth Team consisting of Kapolei High School students in grades 9 - 12. The campaign slogan IM SO HI Above the Influence, created by the Youth Team three years ago, promotes the message of being proud to be alcohol, tobacco and drug-free.

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Spice Synthetic Marijuana

Spice is a synthetic aka “man-made” drug that provides a high effect similar to marijuana. Spice contains a mixture of plant materials and unregulated chemicals. Spice is often coated with unknown toxic chemicals, causing a dangerous & unpredictable high.

EWAlution 96706Social Media Campaign

A social media campaign featuring the people, places, and practices that make Ewa and Ewa Beach what it is today. Modeled after the popular “Humans of New York” social media campaign, the project was conceptualized with media partner Upspring Media to capture and share stories that reflect the heart and soul of the Ewa and Ewa Beach community – the relationships, connections, and personal experiences of the people that bring Ewa and Ewa Beach to life.

Purpose: To increase awareness of EWAlution 96706 and build capacity by connecting community members to each other. Establishing a sense of place, and creating a network of diverse community members through a broad reaching platform for sharing the stories, values, and vision of Ewa Beach.

Goals: Increase visibility of the coalition and strengthen community pride. Increase community readiness through awareness of issues and needs of the community and sharing of community resources. Increase sustainability through strengthening existing relationships, inspiring new connections, and providing a platform for communication and a call to action.

Before anything else, we are all human. It’s time to embrace diversity. A lot of us make snap judgements based on what we see, whether it’s race, age, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. Yet most of us aren’t even conscious of our own prejudice.